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Please take the gift that I brought to you; because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough." He urged him, and he took it.
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A Gift of Blessing
Commentators explain that when Jacob calls his gift "my blessing," he means more than just a material present. It was a tangible expression of his goodwill and a prayer for God's favor upon Esau. Scholars like Matthew Henry note that such generosity is a beautiful outcome of a life of faith, demonstrating an open and free-hearted spirit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
סכת (sûkkôth) refers to Sukkoth, meaning “booths,” which consisted of poles forming a roof covered with branches, leaves, or gras…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take, I pray you, my blessing that is brought to you The present he had sent him, now carrying home to his house. Th…
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Jacob, having by prayer committed his case to God, went on his way. Come what will, nothing can come amiss to him whose heart is fixed, trusting in…
